Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Mercy Williams was born on 17 Jan 1812 in New York; died on 15 May 1886 in New York City, New York, New York; was buried on 17 May 1886 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. Mercy married Rev. Jay Spicer Backus about 1836 in Groton, Tompkins, New York. Jay (son of Rufus Backus and Betsey Spicer) was born on 17 Feb 1810 in Granville, Washington, New York; died on 3 Jul 1879 in Groton, Tompkins, New York; was buried on 5 Jul 1879 in Groton Rural Cemetery, Groton, Tompkins, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Rhoda Backus ![]() |
3. | ![]() ![]() Truman married Sarah Christina Glass about 1866 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Sarah was born on 18 Apr 1840 in Van Buren, Onondaga, New York; died on 26 Jun 1882 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York; was buried on 28 Jun 1882 in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Truman married Helen Cornelia Hiscock on 16 Jul 1883 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. Helen was born on 28 May 1852 in Tully, Onondaga, New York; died on 8 Jan 1906 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 11 Jan 1906 in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
4. | Irene S. Backus ![]() Irene married Dr. Abram Wilbur Jackson on 7 Dec 1886 in Kings County, New York. Abram was born on 31 Jan 1848 in New York City, New York, New York; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Raymond Bishop Backus ![]() Raymond married Mary E. Kountz on 18 Oct 1893 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Mary (daughter of Capt. William J. Kountz, Sr. and Penina W. "Pauline" Weaver) was born in Jul 1861 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; died on 11 Feb 1920 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 14 Feb 1920 in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Bertha B. Backus ![]() Bertha married Roscoe Conkling Ensign Brown on 11 Feb 1897 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York. Roscoe was born on 23 Aug 1867 in Scottsville, Monroe, New York; died on 13 Dec 1946 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 16 Dec 1946 in Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium, Middle Village, Queens, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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7. | Grosvenor Hyde Backus ![]() Grosvenor married Susan Emily Foote on 30 Jun 1904 in Port Henry, Essex, New York. Susan was born on 31 Mar 1874 in Port Henry, Essex, New York; died on 28 Apr 1915 in Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey; was buried on 30 Apr 1915 in Union Cemetery, Port Henry, Essex, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Grosvenor married Josepha Neilson "Josefa" Crosby on 20 Jun 1916 in Englewood, Bergen, New Jersey. Josepha was born on 13 Oct 1875 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 31 Aug 1959 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; was buried on 3 Sep 1959 in Dublin Town Cemetery, Dublin, Cheshire, New Hampshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | Rev. Alexander Hamilton Backus ![]() Alexander married Marie Louise Juliette Blattes on 18 Sep 1919 in Marseilles, Bouches-Du-Rhone, France. Marie was born on 2 Jul 1900 in France; died on 20 Mar 1922 in Vence, France; was buried on 23 Mar 1922 in Cimetière de La Sine, Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Alexander married Mina Emily Litzenberger about 1925. Mina was born on 21 May 1891 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; died on 16 Jan 1967 in Los Angeles County, California; was buried on 19 Jan 1967 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Grosvenor Brown ![]() |
10. | Helen Ensign Brown ![]() Helen married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Elizabeth Grosvenor Brown ![]() Elizabeth married Lyndon Baldwin Hardwick on 3 Sep 1934. Lyndon was born on 3 Dec 1889 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; died in Jan 1963 in Hillsborough County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Elizabeth married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Lawrence Roscoe Brown ![]() Lawrence married Anne E. Schmidt on 15 Aug 1927 in Manhattan, New York, New York. Anne was born about 1900 in Ohio; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Lawrence married Ruth Enola Ressler on 13 Nov 1970 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. Ruth was born on 29 Sep 1910 in Missoula, Missoula, Montana; died on 27 Oct 1993 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Truman Backus Brown ![]() Truman married Constance Ruskin Towner about 1935. Constance was born on 1 Sep 1909 in Albany, Albany, New York; died on 11 May 1987 in Naples, Collier, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Truman married Barbara Gorman Cauchois on 28 Mar 1989 in Collier County, Florida. Barbara was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Mary Stanley Brown ![]() Mary married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Bertha Raymond Brown ![]() |
16. | Wallace Truman Backus ![]() Wallace married Rosina Dowker Malpass on 11 Apr 1931 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was divorced on 15 Aug 1941. Rosina was born on 8 Jan 1909 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 21 May 2007 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; was buried on 24 May 2007 in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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17. | Mary Christine Frances Backus ![]() Mary married Max Oppenheimer, Jr. on 16 Oct 1942 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Max was born on 27 Jul 1917 in New York City, New York, New York; died on Yes, date unknown in California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
18. | Raymonde Caroline Helen Backus ![]() Raymonde married Landis Theodore Diedrich on 20 Sep 1952 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Landis was born on 10 Oct 1910 in Sterling, Johnson, Nebraska; died on 11 Jan 1984 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico; was buried on 16 Jan 1984 in Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Living ![]() |
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23. | Living ![]() Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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